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I've been here twice travelling through and found the interior to be very appealing, roaring fires, good ales and the most delicious beef and horseradish sandwiches. Would love to come to stay sometime.

Stayed February 2014, traveled as a couple

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
March 5, 2014

Thank you for the kind feedback, and I agree, the beef sandwiches are fantastic. If you do ever wish to stay and sample some more of our hospitality please contact the hotel direct to hear about our great special offers.

Kind RegardsGeneral Manager Jo Cowley

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Have been for a night away with the wife. The room was nice but needs cleaning better there was a hole in the bath. The food looked nice but the chef needs to taste the food and sauces befor serving to the customers.over all just generally disappointed

Stayed February 2014

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
March 5, 2014

Extremely sorry that you did not fully enjoy your stay. We will certainly look into the issues you have raised, these do seem a little odd as our guest feedback is normally so positive.

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Very good hotel, nice location, old fashioned with log fire burning. One night stopped on room only for just £39 for a good sized double. Staff accomodating - changed rooms as first room offered was near the road. Noisy neighbours (but not the hotels fault)! Recommended.

Room Tip: Ask for a room at the back (off the road side).

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Stayed January 2014, traveled as a couple

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
March 5, 2014

Thank you for your kind review, glad you found the team accommodating and enjoyed the fantastic fires. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

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we stayed here just for the night as it was only 35.10 for the standard room, the room was really nice and probably better than most standard rooms you would get elsewhere. really sylish, comfy bed and very clean. quite a bit of room too. only thing which has got this a very good instead of an excellent was the fact the shower was a little small. other than this it was brilliant for the price and we will be going back in march. service from the staff also was really good. we were walked to our room and everything explained. you definitely dont get that everywhere.

Stayed January 2014, traveled as a couple

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
January 27, 2014

Hello Anthb1989,

First and foremost thank you for your terrific feedback about The George Hotel and the staff. We as a team aim to give the best customer service possible and think first impressions count so we try to show all guests to their bedrooms giving information on the way so I am pleased you enjoyed this gesture.

The advance purchase rate that you booked on I feel is fantastic value for money so when you return in March book early and take advantage once again.

Once again we look forward to your return visit and thank you for your feedback.

Kindest of RegardsJohnathon CairnsGeneral Manager

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Myself and my fiancée visited for a Sunday Carvery recently and we can honestly say it's the best Carvery we've ever tasted! Lots of selection of vegetables, meat cooked to perfection.

The only thing holding me back from 5* is the service - although professional it wasn't very genuine or welcoming - on more than one occasion I noted a staff member pacing up and down not very discretely looking to see if we'd finished our food, also my fiancée commented that one of the waiters seemed a bit miserable!

We would rather sacrifice the waistcoats and ties for a more genuine, warm, welcoming service. Saying that, we would give them another chance purely based on the brilliant grub.

Stayed January 2014, traveled as a couple

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
January 27, 2014

Hello Chris11111111,

I am so pleased that you and your fiancée sampled our offerings of a Sunday Carvery. I feel that the selection along with the quality makes for excellent value for money. The kitchen team will be delighted with these comments.

I am sorry that you feel the service let the experience down a little for you. The whole team aim to give excellent service and I am sure that reading this the team will be concerned about your findings. I will take on the comments and ensure that we react with training and coaching for the team members involved.

We look forward to you returning in the future and I am sure an improvement will be noticed.

Kindest of regardsJohnathon CairnsGeneral Manager

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Staying near Durham for the weekend we had our dog with us. We went to the George,as it was listed on the doggie pubs site/app, as a place where dogs are welcome in the bar, but the bonus is that meals of the same std as the restaurant are served here as well.We were both very impressed (so was dog) The food was far better than we expected, and i would recommend without hesitation. The meals were beautifully presented and the staff very friendly and efficient. Add to that lovely real fires and nice atmosphere. Would deffo return in summer as great spot on the river.

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Stayed January 2014, traveled as a couple

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
January 20, 2014

Hello MelB66,

When I read your review I was delighted as it epitomises everything that we are about at the George Hotel. With friendly staff, great food, a lovely ambience and of course we make sure our 4 legged friends are made just as welcome as their owners.

I know the whole team will be extremely pleased when reading your feedback so thank you. We look forward to you returning during the summer.

Please keep spreading the word!

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May sound a strange review to state things were fine but the potential is so much more.We stopped for a night to have some "us time from family over Christmas" and for this purpose it served its purpose. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The room is again Ok, and I prefer rooms with character like this in comparison to similar priced rooms, but there was a couple of faults, we stayed in room 217 (Grouse) and whilst the bathroom was modern the shower pressure was hopeless to the point it went off at some point, I guess it may have been next door neighbour using water at the same time. It was quite good to get fit running around to get wet.

What I think disappointed us most was the restaurant, the menu was appealing unfortunately the meals we received were not great quality. To give specifics, there was only 3 scallops that were overcooked. The duck was not cooked well. There was too much oil on the fries. As we had already paid for breakfast I was looking forward to be proved wrong but the quality was not there, it dawned on us that it was the quality of food. The sausages were bad quality (guessing richmond sausages), black pudding was overcooked and wondered if this was the same for the evening.I feel The George is close to getting it right and really wish they rectify the problems as we would like to be proved wrong, it could be very nice and hope to return one night when we hear good comments / reviews.

Stayed December 2013, traveled as a couple

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BulldogHotelGroup, Manager at The George Hotel, responded to this review,
January 7, 2014

Thank you for your feedback. Apologises that you did not find the food to be up to standard, we have been gaining a great reputation for our food, so this will disappoint the team, however we will all take your comments on board. I’m glad you enjoyed the service and I truly hope you will return.

Kind RegardsJohnathon CairnsGeneral Manager

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